By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Isiah Thomas believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.
He added to the GOAT debate in an interview with Kory Woods of Mlive.
“I think when you look at, like I say, he’s touched and he leads in almost every statistical category,” mentioned the Hall of Famer, “He’s passed Kareem in scoring. I think he’s got the most playoff points. Not only that, when you look at the assist column, I know where I stand on the assist record. I think he’s passed me; I think he’s passed Magic on the assist record. I mean, so when you talk about passing, scoring, rebounding, we’ve never had a player in the NBA that has touched every statistical category and leads in some of these statistical categories that we’re talking about.”
“There’s never been another player like him. Now, everyone has their favorites, but if the numbers don’t lie, the numbers don’t lie. And he definitely passes the eye test. So to me, he’s the best that I’ve ever seen from a team standpoint and also as a basketball player,” added Thomas.
Thomas, 63, spent his entire NBA career with the Detroit Pistons. From 1981 to 1994, he built a rivalry with Michael Jordan, besides winning back-to-back championships in 1989 and 1990 and capturing numerous individual awards. The rivalry extended way beyond playing days, most recently through some harsh comments made by MJ in the documentary miniseries “The Last Dance”. Thomas later demanded an apology.